I had a bottle of Utopias (25%, the strongest beer in the world). Delicious - it tastes absolutely nothing like beer, and certainly not like anything else Sam Adams brews. Don't be too hasty about accepting all Sam Adams beers either - their Triple Bock is something else entirely!

I don't know if the Utopias is still for sale anywhere. Maybe on e-bay. They haven't made it for two years, and I know they served the last of their private stock at the Extreme Beer Fest in Boston last month.

If you're looking for "bang for the buck" you could get Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA (20%), Raison D'Extra (18%), or Worldwide Stout (18%). Or the Swiss beer Samichlaus (14%, the strongest lager in the world). All excellent beers (of those I like the Raison D'Extra the best).

Andrew.

Andrew.